"There you are!"
A soft-sounding voice rang in Yuki and Vision's ears.
"Hello Ms. Psychic." ×x2.
The two of them entered this hall, which had a large table set up with 18 high-backed chairs placed next to it. And on one of those chairs sat a woman with a Mew mask.
The midday sunlight entered the hall through the windows, wrapping the otherwise gloomy looking hall in a coat of bright colors, and although she couldn't see her appearance, Miss Psychic, who from her voice and figure was an absolutely nobody, sat in the chair facing the window, letting the sunlight cloak herself in a golden veil.
"There's no need to be polite, although your operation to capture Toxic Plate was unsuccessful, Yuki can already become an Agent according to the rules left behind by Mr. Arceus."
Ms. Psychic's voice was gentle, but her tone was indeed harsh, and it seemed that she wasn't informing Yuki of her promotion, but rather, she was giving Yuki a notice of illness.
It was a weird feeling, but Yuki and Vision were used to it.
"Thank you Ms. Psychic for the lift."
Yuki said so in a tone with a smirk.
"There's no need for that, we're on the same level from today. Although I know that you may not have much identification with our organization either, but trust me, as long as you complete our mission, the resources we should give will not be less at all."
Saying this, she turned her head to look at Vision and said, "Vision, you now have two choices, one is to fight against Ghost and decide the ultimate winner to become Ghost, the other is to give up the challenge, but as compensation, you can become your sister's exclusive henchman and will no longer be subjected to the authority of other people, including me. "
"I choose two, I'm not interested in becoming Agent, as long as I can stay by my sister's side."
Vision didn't hesitate to open her mouth and choose the second option. For one thing, she had seen Ms. Ghost's strength, and it was really a bit ridiculously strong. Secondly... both she and Yuki are now two-fifths, it's best to follow Yuki's side to take care of each other, so that one of them won't be exposed and the other will suffer along with her.
"That's fine, I won't stop you since you've chosen so." Ms. Psychic nodded, then looked at Yuki again, "I want you to write a copy of the mistakes you made this time when you faced Slate, to gain experience for us. Of course, the organization will pay you accordingly."
"Yes, that's what I should do." Yuki also agreed without much hesitation.
"There's no need to rush, recall it well and try to be as comprehensive as possible. Just give it to me tomorrow. Now..." said Ms. Psychic as she pointed her finger towards a chair with Yuki's fancy markings painted on it, "That chair is yours, Ms. Yuki... no, Ms. Ice."
Yuki was not polite and walked towards the chair, then sat down with a big grin, her two long legs wrapped in black silk hiked up into legs under the table, her body leaning forward, her beautiful figure revealed. It was just a pity that the mask covered her pretty face. But it also added a mystery that made people's hearts feel like probing.
"It's better to call me Yuki. I still like this light and fluffy, but something a bit more gentle."
Yuki spoke up.
"Whatever." Ms. Psychic didn't care either. Things like name calling were supposed to be just a free choice for each.
"Lunch will be ready soon, just wait a little while, Carlo has the room ready for you two. There are people tonight, the Chandelure's will not enter the old castle, rest assured. Have Carlo show you to your rooms after lunch in a little while, then write up your experiences and give them to me either at dinner or in the morning."
"Okay." Yuki nodded again.
"Also, I heard you guys arguing with Carlo, forgive him for the state of affairs, he just cares too much about what Mr. Arceus said. There was no malice intended."
Hearing Ms. Psychic mention Carlo, Yuki asked suspiciously, "Is Carlo more than just the steward of this old castle and the breeder of Chandelure?"
"Of course it's more than that." Ms. Psychic shook her head, "Carlo is Mr. Arceus' direct subordinate just as you are with Vision. So it was just a momentary lapse on his part. He treats each of us the same way. After you get out of this room, he'll treat you the same way he treated Agent."
Yuki nodded in realization; it was no wonder that despite being just a butler-like figure, Carlo never showed any particular ill will towards anyone.
Treating an Emissary is treating an Emissary like an Emissary. Treating an Agent is treating an Agent like an Agent.
Perhaps it was only when treating Mr. Arceus that he displayed a unique attitude.
"Thinking about it that way the way he just treated me is still rare, shouldn't I be honored?" Yuki asked with a crooked smile.
"Naturally not, it's good that you're not mad at him." There was still little emotion in Ms. Psychic's tone.
The two chatted for a while and soon Carlo came by with lunch. Just as Ms. Psychic said, Carlo treated Yuki the same way he treated Ms. Psychic, as if the altercation hadn't happened.
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Old Castle, Yuki and Vision's Room
As soon as they entered the door, the two Mismagius hiding in Vision's shadow immediately came out, looked around vigilantly, and then disappeared once again and started searching around for any eavesdropping, surveillance props or people. The two Froslass in Yuki's Pokéball also drifted out and began to scout around.
Yuki and Vision chatted about trivial matters and waited for the results of the Pokémon's investigations.
After a long while, Mismagius and Froslass returned and shook their heads at their respective masters before splitting up, with the two Mismagius on the outside to keep watch, and the two Froslass in while releasing two white protective shields for soundproofing.
"Sister, you've become an Agent. We're already high up in the organization..."
Vision said rather breathlessly.
"It's just vanity, we've become undercover agents of the professor, then we have to listen to the words of the professor no matter what position we sit in."
Yuki shook his head and then said.
Vision also nodded at his words and didn't say anything else. Since the two sisters had already become Rope's undercover agents, they definitely wouldn't think of anything else. After all, Rope was really one of the rare people who would pay attention to the safety of the two of them...
This feeling of being cared for was something the two girls hadn't felt in a long time. Normally, everyone else but each other used the two sisters as tools.
But they could see that Rope wasn't. Instead of Rope asking them to come undercover, it was more like Rope was looking for an excuse to convince himself to leave the sisters alone.
"Let's organize the information we got today... Safari Zone... it's quite the unexpected and reasonable place..."